Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Diamond/Pearl | Sunlight colors it red. When the small ball is drained of nutrients, it shrivels to herald evolution. |
| Platinum | The small ball is not only filled with nutrients, it is also tasty. STARLY try to peck it off. |
| Heart Gold | It evolves by sucking the energy out of the small ball where it had been storing nutrients. |
| Soul Silver | It evolves by sucking the energy out of the small ball where it had been storing nutrients. |
| Black | The small ball is not only filled with nutrients, it is also tasty. Starly try to peck it off. |
| White | The small ball is not only filled with nutrients, it is also tasty. Starly try to peck it off. |
